EPT Disclosure

14th Mar 2008 14:11

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited14 March 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader RMB Morgan Stanley Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 13 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,014,983 0 (0.05%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 1,014,983 0 (0.05%) (0.00%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR PURCHASE 487 243.5000PURCHASE 500 243.5500PURCHASE 46,051 243.6187PURCHASE 7 244.2500PURCHASE 9,006 244.5000PURCHASE 9,270 245.0000PURCHASE 730 245.0000PURCHASE 9,000 245.6600PURCHASE 1,000 245.6600SALE 200 240.1100SALE 300 240.1100SALE 6,000 243.8800SALE 4,000 243.8800SALE 819 244.0000SALE 2,000 244.0000SALE 748 244.0000SALE 758 244.0100SALE 20,000 244.2001SALE 675 244.2500SALE 4,152 244.5000SALE 252 244.5000SALE 596 244.5300SALE 50 245.7500SALE 1,382 245.7500SALE 8,300 245.7500SALE 268 245.9900SALE 84 246.0000SALE 360 246.0000SALE 56 246.0000SALE 300 246.0000SALE 80 244.5100SALE 600 244.2500 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE76,051 245.6600 243.5000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE51,980 246.0000 240.1100 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR e.g. CFDN/A N/A N/A N/A 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 14 March 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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